Recent Advances in Topological Photonics: From Fundamentals to Materials Engineering
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Interaction Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 545
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Topological photonics has emerged as a rapidly developing research frontier at the intersection of optics, condensed matter physics, materials science, and device engineering. By introducing topological concepts into photonic systems, this field has opened new possibilities for robust light manipulation, disorder-immune transport, and novel functionalities in integrated photonic devices. Recent progress in this area has not only deepened our understanding of fundamental physics, but has also accelerated the development of new materials, structures, and engineering approaches for practical applications.
In this Special Issue, we are particularly interested in recent theoretical, experimental, and technological advances in topological photonics, with a focus ranging from fundamental mechanisms and design principles to material platforms, fabrication strategies, and device implementation. We welcome original research articles and review papers that explore how topological concepts can be translated into innovative photonic materials and engineering solutions.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Fundamental theories and emerging concepts in topological photonics
- Topological phenomena in photonic crystals, metamaterials, and metasurfaces
- Non-Hermitian, nonlinear, and quantum topological photonic systems
- Topological light transport, lasing, and robust waveguiding
- Novel materials and material platforms for topological photonics
- Materials engineering, fabrication, and integration strategies for topological photonic devices
- On-chip and integrated topological photonic systems
- Applications of topological photonics in optical communication, sensing, imaging, and information processing
We warmly invite researchers working in related fields to submit their latest high-quality contributions to this Special Issue and to share their insights into the future development of topological photonics.
We look forward to your valuable submissions.
Best regards,
Dr. Lu Sun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- topological photonics
- photonic crystals
- material engineering
- topological edge states
- integrated photonics
- metamaterials
- non-Hermitian photonics
- robust light transport
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